วงศ์นกกระจาบwoŋ nók krà-càap

Họ Rồng rộc

织雀科zhī-què kē

織布鳥科zhī-bù-niǎo kē

ハタオリドリ科hata-ori-dori
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General

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The Malaysian name for the weavers is Burung Tempua, meaning 'entangler bird', a reference to its manner of nest construction. Ornithologically the Baya Weaver has also been called Burung Ciak Tempua'entangler sparrow (bird)'.

Indonesian naming

The Indonesian ornithological name of the Baya Weaver is Burung Manyar Tempua'entangler manyar bird', which resorts to the scientific name manyar.

雀 què in Chinese refers to small passerine birds. While the earliest meaning appears to be 'sparrow', the extension to finches and other small birds occurred very early.

The kun-reading of the character 雀 is suzume, normally understood as meaning 'sparrow'. However, 雀 can have other readings, including the on-reading jaku. When so read, 雀 in Japanese has the same range of meanings as 雀 què in Chinese. While it is mostly used for small passerines, it also preserves an older, broader meaning in words like 孔雀 kujaku 'peacock'.